Several upcoming performances have been canceled or postponed due to COVID-19; see list of all upcoming events for current information.
Transform the World with Beauty, my choral cycle inspired by the visual art and poetry of Victorian Britain, is being featured in concerts by three separate ensembles this spring!
I am honored that my piece was selected by The Astoria Choir as a winner of their Call for Scores for a program celebrating International Women’s Day. This Saturday in Astoria, Queens, the choir will be performing the first movement, “My First Camera,” which sets a delightful autobiographical text by pioneering photographer Julia Margaret Cameron.
Next month another ensemble, Williams College Chamber Choir will perform the second movement, “In an Artist’s Studio,” in two performances featuring their ensemble of women’s voices. This movement features Christina Rossetti’s poetic critique of a painter’s depictions of an idealized woman.
Looking further ahead to June, the Grammy-nominated Skylark Vocal Ensemble,who commissioned and premiered this work in 2019,will reprise the full cycle, including the third movement celebrating the designs and aesthetic philosophy of William Morris. Stay tuned for details!
In the meantime, listen to Transform the World with Beauty in the brilliant live recording by Skylark, paired with the texts and visual art that inspired my composition.
SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2020 AT 8:00PM
The Astoria Choir , “Women in Song”
Trinity Lutheran Church, Astoria, NY
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FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2020 AT 6:00PM
Williams Chamber Choir , “Looking/Seeing”
Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield, MA
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SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 2020 AT 4:00PM
Williams Chamber Choir , “Looking/Seeing”
Williams College, Williamstown, MA
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